Woodside enters FEED on H2 project

WOODSIDE has entered into front-end engineering design on its H2OK project, after awarding a contract for FEED services to KBR for the proposed hydrogen project in Oklahoma, US.

The facility would initially be constructed at 290 MW, producing up to 90 t/d of liquid hydrogen via electrolysis. There is the potential for later expansion up to 550 MW, producing 180 t/d of hydrogen.

H2OK is intended to serve the heavy transport sector and will be located in a strategic transport and supply chain corridor with the potential for customers to adopt hydrogen for a range of uses. These include heavy-duty trucks; warehouse forklifts; heavy-duty equipment; ground support equipment; and fuel cell microgrids for warehouses, and datacentres.

Woodside intends for H2OK to be net zero, sourcing power from Oklahoma’s existing network, a large portion of which is wind powered. Renewable Energy Certificates will be used to abate any remaining emissions. Renewable Energy Certificates are tradeable, market-based instruments that certify the bearer owns one MWh of electricity generated from a renewable energy resource.

The project will be in Westport Industrial Park in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Woodside aims to reach a final investment decision on the project in the second half of 2022, followed by first liquid hydrogen production in 2025.

Meg O’Neill, CEO of Woodside, said: “Coupled with our recently announced target to invest US$5bn in new energy products and lower carbon services by 2030, this FEED entry supports Woodside’s strategy to thrive through the energy transition.”